webinars

Turning Learners Into Leaders: Empowering Youth Through Service in EducationThis is an innovative massive open online course (MOOC)! This course will teach participants how to identify and implement a local service-learning campaign using the new Roots & Shoots program model. Complete the course and mentor young people to lead change in their communities by mapping needs, collaborating with stakeholders, and designing practical solutions in the form of campaigns. Connect young people to Dr. Goodall’s message of hope while facilitating a sense of empowerment that comes from helping others! This course is designed for K-12 formal and informal educators in the United States, but we welcome all professions from all over the world to participate because truly the materials and model can be used by any audience.When: June 29 - August 2, 2015Fee: Free

Academic Advising For At-Risk Populations: First-Year, Multicultural & Underprepared StudentsThis webinar will identify the characteristics, challenges, and strengths of students whose backgrounds and experiences put them at a greater risk of not achieving their full potential and possibly leaving college before completion. First-year, multicultural and underprepared students exhibit unique circumstances that need to be addressed in advising. Participants of this webinar will consider how at-risk students often confront multiple challenges due to intersecting issues, for example first generation and first-year; multicultural, underprepared, and LGBTQ. Join us and explore effective skills, attitudes, and strategies that can enhance student success on your campus.When: July 21, 2015Fee: $395

Helping Underserved Populations: Assessing Skills and Behaviors to Improve Student SuccessIn this webinar, facilitators will discuss a skill- and behavior-based approach to student success, using holistic and noncognitive assessment that not only helps identify a student’s likelihood for success, but also provides targeted strategies for focusing on the strengths and challenges that each student faces. Additionally, they will share an institutional story describing work to engage Hispanic and Latino students, explaining how this approach has helped foster and structure conversations around student success.When: July 28, 2015Fee: Free

Higher Education Access and Opportunity in a Shifting Legal LandscapeThe American Council on Education’s Center for Policy Research and Strategy – in partnership with the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and Center for College & Career Success in Pearson’s Research and Innovation Network, and with support from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, College Board, and EducationCounsel – has embarked on a groundbreaking study to examine how legal challenges to race-conscious admissions are influencing contemporary admissions practices at selective colleges and universities.When: August 11, 2015Fee: Free

Fundamentals for College Access & Success ProfessionalsThis multi-unit e-learning module provides the learner with the opportunity to understand several terms associated with financial aid and federal aid programs, a more in depth look at financial aid, student eligibility requirements, the financial aid application process and finding scholarship resources, and an overview on how to assist McKinney-Vento eligible students that transition from high school to post-secondary education programsWhen: On-demandFee: Free to NCAN members, Non-members pay $39 to $119 per unit

Maximizing Community College Enrollment Efforts: How To Optimize Planning, Strategies & Change EffortsThis 2-part webinar will identify common barriers and impediments to achieving enrollment goals and introduce you to new strategies and tactics to maximize your efforts, tools, staff, and partnerships. These strategic “best practices” will help you and your institution get to the next level in the midst of a challenging environmental context. Participants will gain an understanding of trends impacting community college enrollments and learn how to mitigate threats where possible and seize the right opportunities. Many of the best enrollment practices at community colleges will be shared along with the antecedents for successful implementation.When: On-demandFee: $545

The Myth of the 'Culture of Poverty': Addressing and Examining Its Harmful Effects in Schools and Human ServicesThis 2-part series focuses on the concept of the "Culture of Poverty". The goal of Part 1 is to begin the discussion and not over-simplify, but also to propose strength-based solutions through community examples of how those living in poverty can and have excelled and exceeded expectations despite the prevailing attitudes and discrimination they have faced. Part 2 addresses what is happening in the field from three presenters who are working with schools and communities that are confronting the issues of poverty and prejudice in innovative and creative ways. Their approaches are positive and enhancing and serve as good examples of how to reframe challenges into opportunities.When: Archived - available for download any timeFee: Free

Archived Trainings Available to DownloadInnovative Educations maintains an archive of free webinars available to download at any time. Current webinar topics include: "How To Implement An Innovative & Interactive Diversity Training Program On Your Campus", "Learning In Action: Creating A Community College Culture Of Service", "Increasing First-Year Student Engagement", "Learning And Success In Community Colleges", "Career Readiness In The 21st Century: Preparing Students For Today’s Workplace".When: New webinars are continuously addedCost: Free